#policy

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. ↗

— George McGovern

#acceptance #blind #call #country #deep

From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#controversial #discussions #experience #health #important

Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#capitalist #commercial #directed #economy #free

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. ↗

— James Monroe

#defence #does #european #european powers #injuries

The attorney general should be enforcing the law, not policy. ↗

— Michael Moriarty

#attorney general #enforcing #general #law #policy

Here's the teaching point, if you're teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and it doesn't absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions. ↗

— George Tenet

#absolve #actions #ask #consequences #curiosity

In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy. ↗

— Robert Mugabe

#declared #deliberately #east #hostile #look

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all. ↗

— Jawaharlal Nehru

#cautious #greatest #policy #risk #too

It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges. ↗

— Yoshihiko Noda

#deepen #economic #exchanges #personal #policy

As this body of knowledge has evolved, a much more critical job for researchers and scientists has evolved into explaining and educating policy makers and the public to the risks of global warming and the possible consequences of action or of no action. ↗

— John Olver

#body #consequences #critical #educating #evolved